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ERGs & BRGs Were Built for a Different Era.
In the new world of work, employee identity can’t be the only organizing principle. Companies need leadership engines—not social clubs. Traditional ERGs and BRGs—while well-intentioned—are showing their limits. They’re typically centered on identity alone, disconnected from strategy, and rarely create clear pathways to advancement for the employees they aim to support. Most are under-resourced, siloed, and difficult to scale. They weren’t built to drive cross-functional collaboration, skill development, or leadership readiness—and they weren’t designed to inform executive strategy or workforce planning.
That’s why forward-thinking companies are looking for what comes next.
Whether your organization already runs ERGs or has never launched them, you have an opportunity to do it the right way: to build an inclusive, future-ready leadership model from the start—one that’s tied to real business outcomes and powered by data.
At BKN, we’ve cracked the code on how to launch these Leadership Hubs™—internal, scalable systems your company owns and operates. We give you the blueprint, tools, and intelligence to build and run them yourself, embedding leadership development and workforce insight into the flow of work at every level.
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By 2030, five generations will be working side by side in the workplace.
Source: Harvard Business Review
10%
Only 10% of employees say their organization offers leadership development to all levels.
Source: DDI Global Leadership Forecast
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77% of organizations report a leadership gap, yet only 5% have fully implemented development programs for emerging leaders.
Source: Brandon Hall Group / LinkedIn Learning
A Smarter System for Developing Talent and Driving Business Impact: Just Plug, Lauch, and Scale
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Segmented Employee Tracks
We’ve identified the 8 employee segments that actually move the needle when it comes to culture, capability, and business outcomes—and built high-impact leadership tracks for each. Delivered in a 12-month format, each track meets live once a month and is available to anyone in your workforce—not just the usual suspects. We’ll help you assess which tracks make the most strategic sense to launch first, then plug and play them directly into your existing ecosystem.
Done-For-You Launch Materials
Every track includes a full set of built-for-you assets: launch emails, promotional graphics, onboarding workflows, development agendas, planning docs, participant worksheets, facilitator notes, feedback forms, and more. You won’t have to start from scratch. Your entire leadership system is ready to launch—today. All materials can be accessed through our client platform or directly embedded into Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or your preferred internal systems.
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The BKN Intelligence Engine™
Most companies have no real-time visibility into how ERGs are performing—or whether they’re even aligned with broader business goals. Others wait on annual reviews or engagement surveys, with no practical way to turn that data into workforce strategy. Our Intelligence Engine changes that. It tracks participation, engagement, progress, and promotion readiness across all tracks, and delivers actionable workforce insights to HR leaders and executive sponsors—when they actually matter.
Retiring ERGs the Right Way: Your Transition Starts Here
For Organizations Ready to Transition
While most of our clients come to us with a clean slate, we understand that your organization may already have established ERGs/BRGs and you’ve invested time, energy, and goodwill into your current model—but the demands of today’s workforce require more than identity-based engagement. They demand structure, strategy, and scalability. Whether your ERGs are thriving, stagnating, or still on your wishlist, BKN helps you evolve into a more intelligent, inclusive system that supports every employee—and delivers actual business value in return. Here's how we'll help you transition successfully.
Strategic Alignment
Audit
We assess your current ERG/BRG structure, participation, and outcomes to identify where your efforts are aligned—and where they’re falling short of driving measurable results. No judgment, just clarity.
Communication & Change Support
We provide language, rollout templates, and internal messaging to help you position the shift as an evolution, not a shutdown. You’ll get executive briefings, employee-facing decks, and plug-and-play resources to ease the transition.
Leadership System Mapping
We match your existing ERG goals to our 8-track leadership development model and determine which tracks can serve as natural successors, replacing social silos with skill-building hubs that still honor identity and inclusion.
Legacy Integration (Optional)
Still want to retain key cultural moments or signature events from your ERG calendar? No problem. We help you selectively integrate legacy elements into your new system—without losing the integrity of the new model.
